diff --git a/packages/client/src/config.ts b/packages/client/src/config.ts
index 0b346d1dd..e77ee87e8 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/config.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/config.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export const wsUrl = `${url
 	.replace("https://", "wss://")}/streaming`;
 export const lang = localStorage.getItem("lang");
 export const langs = _LANGS_;
-export const locale = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem("locale"));
+export const locale = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem("locale") || "en-US");
 export const version = _VERSION_;
 export const instanceName = siteName === "Firefish" ? host : siteName;
 export const ui = localStorage.getItem("ui");